Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Kenyan boy with HIV wins hearts at UN Aids conference

12-year-old Elijah Zachary Lamaiyan Sime, a student at Lamaiyan Academy
in Nairobi received a standing ovation from hundreds of delegates after
delivering the opening remarks at a United Nations conference on Aids on
Sunday.
"We are children, we have rights, we have a future,".

Elijah told the UN event on Ending AIDS by 2030 that was co-chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

"Presidents, thank you for making the promise to end Aids by 2030. Please keep your promise," he said.

Elijah added that an essential step in combatting the epidemic is to erase the stigma attached to those with HIV.

"The mother of my best friend told him not to play with me and that made me very sad"

He said his dream is to have earned a doctorate in science by 2030, when he will be 27 years old.